Knight Errant
Part 6
Sir Arthur: So are you enjoying your stay so far, Kirby?
Kirby: You bet, sir! Being a full-fledged Star Warrior is a lot of fun so far! I can't wait for my first real mission! Oh, can I be in the same brigade as Marx?
Sir Arthur: Calm down Kirby, you're getting ahead of yourself. I think it would be fine for you to be in the same brigade as Marx. You two seem to work together well. I had my doubts about Marx when he first joined us, but he's proven himself many times over as a loyal Star Warrior.
Kirby: Yay! Thankies!
Sir Arthur: Because Sir Meta Knight has retired-and therefore is no longer your mentor-I have been making preparations for you to have a new mentor. You're still a squire, you realize. You have a number of things you still need to learn before you're ready to be knighted.
Kirby: Aww. When will I get knighted?
Sir Arthur: Whenever your new mentor seems fit.
Kirby: When will I get to meet my new mentor?
Sir Arthur: Soon, hopefully. He was already supposed to be here.
Kirby: So what's he like?
Sir Arthur: He hasn't had a squire before, so you'll be his first. It's about time, too, I must add.
*There's a knock on the door.*
?: May I come in?
Sir Arthur: That must be him. *to Sabre Knight* Come in. We were just talking about you.
*Sabre Knight comes into the room.*
Kirby: Oh!
Sabre Knight was one of the more unusual creatures Kirby had seen. He was fairly tall, and had a large, somewhat triangular head with a long, pointed muzzle. A curled, fluffy , platinum tail stuck out the back of the gold and turquoise armor that covered his body.
Kirby: Hiiiii! I'm Kirby! Nice to meet you! When are you gonna start training me? I can't wait!
Sabre Knight: Ha ha, calm down, Kirby. We'll begin training tomorrow, if possible.
Kirby: Aww, why does it have to be tomorrow? I wanna do some things today!
Sir Arthur: You can. Sabre Knight, show Kirby to his bunk.
The Next Evening
Kirby: Today was a lot of fun! I love being a Star Warrior so much!
Kirby had stopped by the repair shop to check up on his star ship. It had been mostly repaired, and it would be ready for action in a couple days.
Kirby: I can't believe I still haven't found a chance to use the radio yet! I hope I've received some messages!
*He checks the two-way radio inside his star ship.*
Kirby: No, none yet. Oh well! I'll get one soon, I just know it! I'll leave one of my own for now.
*He turns on the radio's recorder.*
Kirby: Hiiiii! It's me, Kirby! How are you guys doing back in Cappy Town? I hope you don't miss me too much! I'm having a great time as a Star Warrior! I've only been here a few days, and I've met a whole bunch of new friends! I don't know if I'll be able to leave messages every day, but I'll try! Leave me messages as often as you can, too! I'll tell you about today now! I was assigned-
*Kirby collapses out of fatigue.*
The Next Morning
?: Hello! Wake up!
*Kirby opens his eyes in a flash, realizing he fell asleep inside his star ship.*
Kirby: Huh? How did I end up in here?
*He looks around to see who woke him up.*
Standing near Kirby's star ship was a pale green kirbette with white feet and emerald green eyes. She wore a large white flower on her head as well.
?: You fell asleep last night while you were in your star ship. It was quite cute, really. You looked so adorable in your sleep; I felt bad about waking you up. I'm Mint, by the way. I'm one of the mechanics, and I just finished fixing up your ship.
Kirby: My name's Kirby! Thanks for fixing my ship!
Mint: Oh, so you're Kirby! Nice to meet you! I hope your ship needs to be fixed again soon! You should get going now-it's almost mid-morning!
Kirby: Bye!
*He begins to leave the hangar*
Kirby: *thinking* She seemed nice, though I had a weird feeling the whole time I talked to her. Not a bad feeling, really. It felt kinda like being hungry, but warm at the same time. And it wasn't in my belly, either. I've never had a feeling like that before. It felt kinda good.
Later
Kirby: This is fun! I haven't trained in a while, but I forgot how much fun it was!
Sabre Knight: That's good. Did you train often with Sir Meta Knight?
Kirby: Pretty often. We trained a couple times a week, and we trained every three days when I got older.
Sabre Knight: And what did you prefer? I have a pretty open schedule. I think I could manage every three days if you want.
Kirby: I don't think I'd have the time for that, sir. It sounds like tons of fun, but I have regular duties to do, too.
Sabre Knight: So? I can give you free time off your usual work.
Kirby: Isn't that up to Sir Arthur?
Kirby didn't like the way that Sabre Knight thought he and Kirby could do as they wanted without regard to the other Star Warriors. However, he did enjoy the fact that his new mentor was much more lenient on training and never criticized him once. Meta Knight had been much harsher with Kirby's training, and hardly ever praised him.
Sabre Knight: Anyways, I'm wondering how far you got in your training with your old mentor.
Kirby: I dunno. I thought Meta Knight was going to knight me at my coming-of-age ceremony, but then he didn't and I was kinda upset.
Sabre Knight: Of course you didn't get knighted. You're not going to get knighted anytime soon. You're still too young.
Kirby: I'm around 250. I'm not that young.
Sabre Knight: About?
Kirby: I don't know exactly how old I am. Up until four days ago, everyone thought I was an orphan.
Sabre Knight: Why would they think that?
Kirby: When I was little, I crash-landed in Dream Land. The people of Cappy Town took me in, and I was brought up there. I never questioned it. I never even noticed I was the only kirby around-well, Meta Knight is a kirby, but only Sword Knight, Blade Knight, and I know that-until four days ago. Everyone just assumed I was fifty when I arrived, so they've counted my age from there. So why can't I be knighted soon? I want my knight name!
Sabre Knight: You have quite a ways to go before you're ready.
Kirby: I wanna be knighted!
Sabre Knight: I think it's getting late. I wonder what's for dinner tonight?
Kirby: Oh! I didn't even realize I was hungry until you said that, sir. I personally don't care what food is being served; I like almost everything that I eat!
Sabre Knight: That's a good way to be.
Kirby: Thank you, sir! Now that you've mentioned food, I'm gonna go eat! Bye!
*Kirby runs off, eager for dinner.*
Kirby: Oopsie! I had something else I needed to ask him about. Oh well, I'll ask him another time. After dinner, I'll go down to the repair room to check up on my star ship and leave a message asking Sir Meta Knight or Tiff. I bet either of them would know; they're much smarter than me!
Later, in the Repair Room
Kirby: Huh? Where's my star ship? It's gone!
Mechanic: Which one is it? There was one that got fixed earlier today. It was a lovely star ship, too, one of the older models.
Kirby: I think that's mine! Where is it now?
Mechanic: It's in Hangar 7. I'll tell you how to get there if you don't already know.
Kirby: Great! Thankies! By the way, have you seen Mint anywhere?
Mechanic: No, she's off-duty now.
Kirby: Okay! Bye-bye!
*He heads off to Hangar 7.*
Later, in the Repair Room
*Kirby looks to see if he has received any messages.*
Kirby: Aww, no messages. I hope Tiff and the others are checking my messages daily! Why aren't they sending any back? Oh well. They must be very busy, like me! I'll leave another message, though!
*Kirby hits the button, and begins recording his message.*
Kirby: Hiiiii! It's me again! I know I left a message yesterday, but I had time off again, and I have something important to ask. This morning, I met this pretty kirbette, and I felt really warm and weird afterward. Why did I feel like that? Did I get sick? It didn't feel like sickness to me; it felt good in a way. I hope you give me an answer soon! Are you all okay? I love being a Star Warrior! I said that yesterday too, but none of you looked at my message.
*Kirby yawns*
Kirby: I'm getting sleepy! Yesterday I was so sleepy, I fell asleep right here! Bye everyone!
*Kirby ends his message.*
Last summer, I decided I wanted to challenge myself by writing something COMPLETELY different than anything else I've ever written. I've written other fan fictions before, but this is my first Kirby fan fiction as well as my first time writing in script format. It's fun, but it's very challenging for someone who usually writes the standard way.
Here marks the first in-story appearance of my Kirby fan character, Sabre Knight! He has a semi-significant role in the story. I have a reference sheet for him in my DeviantART gallery.
Coming up next:
Kirby's doing well, but how are things back in Dream Land without the pink Star Warrior? And why hasn't anyone contacted Kirby yet?
